STOCKBRIDGE
"STOCKBRIDGE, a parish, post, and market town in the upper division of
Thorngate hundred, having separate jurisdiction, but locally in county
Hants, 9 miles N. of Romsey, and 9 N. W. of Winchester. It is a station on
the Andover and Southampton branch of the London and South-Western railway.
It is situated on the river Test and the Andover and Redbridge canal, the
former being celebrated for its trout fishing. It is a petty sessions town,
and until disfranchised by the Reform bill returned two members to
parliament. The town consists of one long street, forming part of the great
western road, with the townhall standing nearly in the centre. There were
formerly numerous small bridges over the branches of the Test, which
intersect the main street, but these have recently been taken down except
one, and the whole has been arched over."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
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